New Trier High School explores late Wednesday start option next school year
The New Trier High School Board will vote next month on a plan to include one day a week in the 2019-2020 calendar when classes will start 75 minutes later....
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Northfield man charged with possessing child pornography
A 41-year-old Northfield man faces child pornography charges as a result of an investigation by village police. Carl J. Scheeler, of the 1800 block of Bosworth Lane in Northfield, was...
County completes Happ Road resurfacing project in Northfield
Motorists in Northfield affected by a Happ Road resurfacing project no longer have to navigate traffic slowdowns caused by the project with road work completed Oct. 10, a village official...
Winnetka residents get inside look at police and fire operations
Sunshine, jail cell tours and the chance to wield a real fire hose helped bring hundreds of Winnetka residents to this year’s joint Police and Fire department open house Saturday...
Families get safety lessons at Wilmette Fire Department open house
Whether they were learning how to escape a burning house, checking out what a rescue diver looks like underwater or watching firefighters take apart a car in a rescue demonstration,...
Wilmette seeks potential successors, including food retailers, for shuttered Treasure Island
The shuttering of Wilmette’s Treasure Island grocery leaves Wilmette with another large and empty retail space, but the village is already reaching out to potential new tenants, including niche food...
Kenilworth opioid forum panel urges parents to educate children, address anxiety
Panelists at a Kenilworth Union Church forum told parents Thursday if they want to help their teens stay away from opioids, heroin and other dangerous drugs, they must have the...
Parking, taxes top among concerns for Winnetka businesses, village survey reports
Winnetka business owners and managers who answered a village survey this summer want more value for their taxes, better parking allocation downtown and better customer service from the village. But...
Sailor rescued from capsized catamaran off Winnetka beach
Fire department crews from Winnetka, Wilmette and Glencoe responded Tuesday to rescue a sailor whose 18-foot catamaran capsized about 2 p.m. about a mile off of Winnetka’s Lloyd Park boat...
Skokie Valley pastor takes path from Wilmette to Rwanda and back
When he was a high school student in Connecticut, Tim Brubaker put aside paths that might have taken him into medicine or the Air Force to follow one that took...